Breitbart repeats blogger’s unsupported claim that NOAA manipulates data to exaggerate warming
Claim:
NOAA has adjusted past temperatures to look colder than they were and recent temperatures to look warmer than they were.
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Source: Breitbart, James Delingpole, 2018-02-20 -
-0.7LowThe Independent makes a giant leap in stating that modern global warming could be “worse than thought” based on a single study
…from millions of years ago) and current rates of temperature increase (directly measured from satellites and weather stations). It may challenge the way we work out sea temperatures (although as…
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-1.5Very lowConservative Tribune post falsely claims cancelled Arctic research cruise is evidence against climate change
…content of the analysis in the annotations on the article. Twila Moon Research Scientist, University of Colorado, Boulder There is no understanding in this article of the difference between weather…
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InaccurateNASA did not create global warming by manipulating data
Claim:
[NASA] has been adjusting temperatures from the past[...] downward, while adjusting current-day temperatures upward, and those changes are responsible for most of the claimed global warming during that time.
Source: The New American, James Murphy, Tony Heller, 2019-06-26 -
InaccurateLink between CO2 and Earth’s temperature is well-established, despite claims on Fox News
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Scientists have found no consistent correlation between CO2 and temperature; scientists do not know whether earth will warm or cool in future
Source: Fox News, Tom Harris, 2022-10-12 -
1.7Very highABC article effectively illustrates important climate trends for Australian readers
…there is a great deal more confidence in projections for extreme weather like heatwaves than there is for bushfire weather. So it’s hotter, and there’s a greater risk of bushfires,…
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-1.9Very lowBreitbart article baselessly claims a study of past climate invalidates human-caused climate change
…present in the atmosphere depends on how much is being released or taken up by the oceans, land ecosystems, and chemical reactions involved in rock weathering. These change naturally, but…
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InaccurateThe Earth is a sphere that rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun, contrary to Flat Earth video
Claim:
“The Earth is not a globe. The Earth is stationary.”
Source: Flat Earth, Amber Plaster, 2020-11-17 -
Do renewables increase the price of electricity? Not necessarily
…Science Feedback: “During periods of unfavorable weather, dispatchable backup technologies remain essential to ensure sufficient electricity supply. In these situations, gas- or coal-fired power plants often set the marginal price,…
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Mostly inaccurateViral video mixes truth about COVID-19 with a long list of ineffective treatments and preventions
Claim:
Coronavirus does not cause a runny nose; is killed by temperatures above 26 degrees; causes lung fibrosis within days of infection; can be diagnosed by holding your breath for 10 seconds; and can be cured in the early stages by drinking plenty of water.
Source: Change Your Thoughts Change Your Life, Steven Aitchison, 2020-03-21